Windows Journal Viewer returns the alert 'The feature you are trying to use is...unavailable' when you start Acrobat (6.0 on Windows 2000 or XP) - Support Knowledgebase
Suckful little thing!!!
Goes into a "I will beat on you until I am installed on your hard disk - at any cost!" loop...
Only way to break out is with Task Manager...
Microsoft Windows Journal Viewer 1.5
"This accessory enables users who do not have a computer running Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition to view files that were created in Microsoft® Windows® Journal on a Tablet PC."
Oh yeah, looks damn useful to ME... NOT!
A place for John to record his techy notes, both to refer back to when needed, and as a help for others...
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Saturday, August 28, 2004
PS2 Mouse in X with 2.6 Kernel
When you upgrade to a 2.6 kernel from 2.4 you may find that X won't start.
At the bottom of the /var/log/XFree86.0.log log file you will find:
If you try catting the device:
Or:
If you load these two modules it will fix it:
This can be made permanent by adding these two lines to the bottom of /etc/modules
This page helped me: http://www.hup.hu/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2136
It does have superstition and crap in it, like talking about the device being changed from /dev/psaux to /dev/input/mouse0 but it told me the right modules to load.
You can change this section if you like:
But I found I didn't need to - once I'd loaded the two modules both devices worked again.
XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 20040529113443 root@cyberhq.internal.cyberhqz.com)
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.6-rc3-bk9 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 29 May 2004
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.7-1-386 (dilinger@toaster.hq.voxel.net) (gcc version 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-2)) #1 Thu Jul 8 05:08:04 EDT 2004
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sat Aug 28 14:10:06 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux
No such device.
(EE) Implicit Core Pointer: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Implicit Core Pointer"
No core pointer
Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to submit@bugs.debian.org.
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
At the bottom of the /var/log/XFree86.0.log log file you will find:
(**) Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
(**) Implicit Core Pointer: Protocol: "PS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Implicit Core Pointer: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux
No such device.
(EE) Implicit Core Pointer: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Implicit Core Pointer"
(II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
(II) Keyboard "Implicit Core Keyboard" handled by legacy driver
(WW) No core pointer registered
No core pointer
Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to submit@bugs.debian.org.
If you try catting the device:
cat /dev/psaux
cat: /dev/psaux: No such device
Or:
cat /dev/input/mouse0
cat: /dev/input/mouse0: No such device
If you load these two modules it will fix it:
modprobe mousedev
modprobe psmouse
This can be made permanent by adding these two lines to the bottom of /etc/modules
mousedev
psmouse
This page helped me: http://www.hup.hu/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2136
It does have superstition and crap in it, like talking about the device being changed from /dev/psaux to /dev/input/mouse0 but it told me the right modules to load.
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
BaudRate 1200
Emulate3Timeout 50
Emulate3Buttons
EndSection
You can change this section if you like:
# diff /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.old /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
57c57
< Device "/dev/psaux"
---
> Device "/dev/input/mouse0"
But I found I didn't need to - once I'd loaded the two modules both devices worked again.
Listing packages with long names in Debian...
(export COLUMNS=256; dpkg --list) | awk '/kernel-/{print $2}'
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